Queensland Public Sector Union
- Queensland Public Sector Union
Infobox Union
name= QPSU
country= Australia
affiliation= ACTU QCU
members= 30 000
full_name= Queensland Public Sector Union of Employees
native_name= Queensland Public Sector Union
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office= Brisbane, Queensland
people= Alex Scott
website= http://www.qpsu.org.au
footnotes= The Queensland Public Sector Union is an Australian trade union for most workers employed by the Queensland state government. The QPSU operates on an organising model, which entails making delegates and members more participatory in their industrial activism.
Union Council and Delegates
The Union Council is the QPSU's peak decision making body. Every two years the electoral commission holds elections for Council delegates. Each delegate represents members in their agency to ensure all members have a say in their union. In addition, regional branch presidents are also automatically members of the Union Council to ensure the views union members throughout Queensland are represented. Union Council meets five times a year to consider policies and make decisions for the best interests of union members.
Union Structure
Organising Call Centre
The Queensland Public Sector Union was the first trade union in Australia to have an organising call centre (OCC) in 2003. The OCC contacts members after business hours to survey members on union matters. The call centre consists of 10 - 15 activists and university students, who have been trained to collect confidential survey information vital for Union activity.
ALP affiliation
The QPSU is not affiliated to the Australian Labor Party and therefore does not partake in state conferences with the ALP to maintain political neutrality. However, the QPSU typically supports the ALP due to labour policies which would benefit union members.
Campaigns
The QPSU has been involved in the Your Rights at Work campaign. The QPSU has also had campaigns specifically targeting departments under the Queensland State Government including; Queensland Department of Health, Queensland Department of Child Safety and Department of Disability Services Queensland.
External links
* [http://www.qpsu.org.au Official website]
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